The Academic Network, Inc.

The Academic Network, Inc. is recognized as one of the premier academic diversity recruitment firms in the country. Our firm's primary emphasis is providing effective strategies in locating, recruiting, and retaining minority faculty, staff, and students. We specialize in conducting professional development workshops and creating strategic plans for academic institutions. Our comprehensive techniques have been used nationwide in creating immediate and long-term strategies for enhancing diversity on campus. Since 2005, over 3,750 academic professionals from 512 institutions in 41 states have attended our workshops.

What institutions are saying about our services....

"The diversity recruitment strategies are not only comprehensive,but cost-effective and can be implemented for immediate results."

-Indiana University

"Using your techniques allowed us to develop strategies based on our specific mission and challenges. Your company has a wealth of resources." -Auburn University

"Truly valuable insight to the minority recruitment process..." -University of Florida

"These are strategies I can take back to our Dean and implement immediately...great!" -Purdue University

"Cost-effective and manageable techniques...thanks Dr. Shropshire!" -Wake Forest University

"I walked away with tons of ideas for recruiting students of color and creating relationships with HBCUs and HSIs
for our graduate and law school!" -Capital University School of Law

"Dr. Shropshire has all the qualities you want in a presenter - knowledgeable, energetic - plus, he makes the workshop participatory!"
-University of Michigan

"Productive recruitment and retention strategies...remarkable workshop. Practical information on implementing strategies."
-Rochester Institute of Technology

"I walked out knowing that I found new resources in locating minority faculty candidates. It was great having the workshop on campus!" -Duquesne University

"Your method of showing us how to implement strategies is the key component to making an immediate impact."
-Emerson College

"An amazing workshop...exactly what we were looking for!"-Western Kentucky University

"Very practical and tactical ideas...I look forward to further networking opportunities!"--University of Iowa

"We have started using the diversity pipeline techniques already...and we have seen results!"
-Guilford Technical Community College